Do digital literacy and business sustainability matter for creative economy? The role of entrepreneurial attitude

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Ludi Wishnu Wardana, Ahmad, Aniek Indrawati, Farij Ibadil Maula, Angga Martha Mahendra, Muhammad Khoirul Fatihin, Adelia Rahma, A'isy Fiklil Nafisa, Aqila Adinda Putri, Bagus Shandy Narmaditya

2023 Heliyon Vol. 9 Issue 1 Article Cited by 37 Quartile

Abstract

In the last decade, the significant of the creative economy has continued to strive in taking part in the momentum of economic revival as the impact of the corona virus disease (Covid-19). This study highlights the factors affecting the creative economy, digital literacy, business sustainability, and entrepreneurial attitudes. In this study, a quantitative approach using structural equation modeling with partial least squares (PLS-SEM) was used to predict and confirm the hypotheses presented. This research was conducted for housewives on the islands of Sumatra, Java, and Bali in Indonesia using a google form questionnaire. The total sample was 500 respondents from these three islands. The findings indicate that digital literacy can explain the creative economy, business sustainability, entrepreneurial attitude. However, the variables of entrepreneurial attitudes need support from digital literacy and business sustainability. This research is a follow-up to the creative economy sector post the Covid-19 pandemic. © 2022

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Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia; Faculty of Economics, STIE Al-Anwar, Indonesia